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Friday, June 17, 2016

The Impact Factor Ep. 59: E3 2016 aka Revelations aka Norman Fetus
Podcast
Welcome to the 59th episode of The Impact Factor! The Impact Factor is what happens when two scientists, and two best friends, get together to talk about video games. Hosts Alex Samocha [biomedical scientist] and Charles Fliss [social scientist] sit down every week to discuss the week in gaming! Listen in for the news, views, and games that made the biggest impact!

Please send your suggestions and feedback to: impactfactorpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode Alex and Fliss talk about the biggest E3 2016 news: Xbox One Project Scorpio, We Happy Few, For Honor, Eagle Flight, Tekken 7, Prey, God of War, Days Gone, Detroit: Become Human, VR, Horizon Zero Dawn, Persona 5, Crash Bandicoot and much more!

E3 2016 Predictions Contest Scoreboard

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Intro song:

You Kill My Brother by Go! Go! Go! Micro Invasion, East Jakarta Chiptunes Compilations. Freemusic Archive. (Attribution Noncommercial Share-Alike License)
Transitions:
News & Views and Perspectives transitions from victorcenusa, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License)
Experimental Methods transition from Sentuniman, Freesound.org (Attribution Noncommercial License)

Friday, May 27, 2016

The Impact Factor Ep. 56: Xbox Teraflopped
Podcast
Welcome to the 56th episode of The Impact Factor! The Impact Factor is what happens when two scientists, and two best friends, get together to talk about video games. Hosts Alex Samocha [biomedical scientist] and Charles Fliss [social scientist] sit down every week to discuss the week in gaming! Listen in for the news, views, and games that made the biggest impact!

Please send your suggestions and feedback to: impactfactorpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode Alex and Fliss talk about E3 2016, Xbox Scorpio, No Man’s Sky delay, Supercell, Uncharted 4, Oculus VR, Prey 2, F2P whales, Overwatch, and much more!

“New insights into the spending patterns of whales” by Mark Robinson, Gamasutra

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For articles and reviews from Alex, check out: www.theimpactfactor.blogspot.com
For a blog about Japan, pop culture & more from Fliss, check out:

www.flissofthenorthstar.blogspot.com

Follow Alex @alexsamocha on Twitter. twitch.tv/megalodonphd
Follow Fliss @thecfliss on Twitter. twitch.tv/flissofthenorthstar

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Friday, May 6, 2016

The Impact Factor Ep. 53: Overanalyzing Overwatch
Podcast
Welcome to the 53rd episode of The Impact Factor! The Impact Factor is what happens when two scientists, and two best friends, get together to talk about video games. Hosts Alex Samocha [biomedical scientist] and Charles Fliss [social scientist] sit down every week to discuss the week in gaming! Listen in for the news, views, and games that made the biggest impact!

Please send your suggestions and feedback to: impactfactorpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode Alex and Fliss talk about Overwatch, Dishonored 2, COD: Infinite Warfare, Uncharted 4, Star Wars games, Mass Effect, Persona 5, jazz, superhero movies and much more!

Persona 5 Trailer
‘Musical Melee’ Jazz Tribute

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For articles and reviews from Alex, check out: www.theimpactfactor.blogspot.com
For a blog about Japan, pop culture & more from Fliss, check out:

www.flissofthenorthstar.blogspot.com

Follow Alex @alexsamocha on Twitter. twitch.tv/megalodonphd
Follow Fliss @thecfliss on Twitter. twitch.tv/flissofthenorthstar

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Friday, April 29, 2016

The Impact Factor Ep. 52: Cowboys, Airships, Tentacles
Podcast
Welcome to the 52nd episode of The Impact Factor! The Impact Factor is what happens when two scientists, and two best friends, get together to talk about video games. Hosts Alex Samocha [biomedical scientist] and Charles Fliss [social scientist] sit down every week to discuss the week in gaming! Listen in for the news, views, and games that made the biggest impact!

Please send your suggestions and feedback to: impactfactorpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode Alex and Fliss talk about Nintendo, the NX, Persona 5, From Software, Amazon Prime, Oxenfree, Call of Duty, Darkest Dungeon, Hearthstone, Dark Souls III and much more!

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For articles and reviews from Alex, check out: www.theimpactfactor.blogspot.com
For a blog about Japan, pop culture & more from Fliss, check out:

www.flissofthenorthstar.blogspot.com

Follow Alex @alexsamocha on Twitter. twitch.tv/megalodonphd
Follow Fliss @thecfliss on Twitter. twitch.tv/flissofthenorthstar

Intro song:

You Kill My Brother by Go! Go! Go! Micro Invasion, East Jakarta Chiptunes Compilations. Freemusic Archive. (Attribution Noncommercial Share-Alike License)
freemusicarchive.org/music/Indonesi…s_Compilation/
Transitions:
News & Views and Perspectives transitions from victorcenusa, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License)
freesound.org/people/victorcenusa/sounds/148785/
freesound.org/people/victorcenusa/sounds/148784/
Experimental Methods transition from Sentuniman, Freesound.org (Attribution Noncommercial License)
freesound.org/people/Setuniman/sounds/143994/

Friday, April 22, 2016

The Impact Factor Ep. 51: PlayStation Tank
Podcast
Welcome to the 51st episode of The Impact Factor! The Impact Factor is what happens when two scientists, and two best friends, get together to talk about video games. Hosts Alex Samocha [biomedical scientist] and Charles Fliss [social scientist] sit down every week to discuss the week in gaming! Listen in for the news, views, and games that made the biggest impact!

Please send your suggestions and feedback to: impactfactorpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode Alex and Fliss talk about about PS4 NEO, GameTrust, Dark Souls 3, Hearthstone, Pyre, Xbox 360 ending production, labor conditions in gaming, the DOOM Beta, Enter the Gungeon and much more!

“Game developers must avoid the ‘wage-slave’ attitude" by Alex St. John, VentureBeat
“Recruiting, Training and Retaining GIANTS” presentation by Alex. St. John
“Game Industry Veteran Writes Horrifying Article In Defense Of Poor Working Conditions” by Jason Schreier, Kotaku
“An In-Line Response to ‘Wage-Slaves’” by Rami Ismail

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For articles and reviews from Alex, check out: www.theimpactfactor.blogspot.com
For a blog about Japan, pop culture & more from Fliss, check out:

www.flissofthenorthstar.blogspot.com

Follow Alex @alexsamocha on Twitter. twitch.tv/megalodonphd
Follow Fliss @thecfliss on Twitter. twitch.tv/flissofthenorthstar

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Friday, April 8, 2016

The Impact Factor Ep. 49: The Burning Beard
Podcast
Welcome to the 49th episode of The Impact Factor! The Impact Factor is what happens when two scientists, and two best friends, get together to talk about video games. Hosts Alex Samocha [biomedical scientist] and Charles Fliss [social scientist] sit down every week to discuss the week in gaming! Listen in for the news, views, and games that made the biggest impact!

Please send your suggestions and feedback to: impactfactorpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode Alex and Fliss talk about Kingdom Hearts Unchained, EvE Online, Oculus, Vive, VR, DOOM, eSports, DOTA2, Baldur’s Gate, No Man’s Sky, Miitomo, Zootopia and much more!

“What do you do in No Man’s Sky and Other Questions”

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For articles and reviews from Alex, check out: www.theimpactfactor.blogspot.com
For a blog about Japan, pop culture & more from Fliss, check out:

www.flissofthenorthstar.blogspot.com

Follow Alex @alexsamocha on Twitter. twitch.tv/megalodonphd
Follow Fliss @thecfliss on Twitter. twitch.tv/flissofthenorthstar

Intro song:

Friday, April 1, 2016

The Impact Factor Ep. 48: A Literal Potato
Podcast
Welcome to the 48th episode of The Impact Factor! The Impact Factor is what happens when two scientists, and two best friends, get together to talk about video games. Hosts Alex Samocha [biomedical scientist] and Charles Fliss [social scientist] sit down every week to discuss the week in gaming! Listen in for the news, views, and games that made the biggest impact!

Please send your suggestions and feedback to: impactfactorpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode Alex and Fliss talk about Street Fighter V, Final Fantasy XV, PS4K, Heroes of the Storm, Overwatch, eSports Hall of Fame, CD Projekt Red, Clash Royale, Pony Island, Batman v Superman and much more!

The Witcher 3 developer on talking to fans: 'The worst thing is silence' by Matt Leone, Polygon

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For articles and reviews from Alex, check out: www.theimpactfactor.blogspot.com
For a blog about Japan, pop culture & more from Fliss, check out:

www.flissofthenorthstar.blogspot.com

Follow Alex @alexsamocha on Twitter. twitch.tv/megalodonphd
Follow Fliss @thecfliss on Twitter. twitch.tv/flissofthenorthstar

Intro song:

Friday, March 25, 2016

The Impact Factor Ep. 47: Lightning Angel Is Bae
Podcast
Welcome to the 47th episode of The Impact Factor! The Impact Factor is what happens when two scientists, and two best friends, get together to talk about video games. Hosts Alex Samocha [biomedical scientist] and Charles Fliss [social scientist] sit down every week to discuss the week in gaming! Listen in for the news, views, and games that made the biggest impact!

Please send your suggestions and feedback to: impactfactorpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode Alex and Fliss talk about PlayStation 4.5 rumors, PSVR, eSports, Telltale, Batman, Hyper Light Drifter, Firewatch, Mass Effect, Clash Royale, Salt and Sanctuary and much more!

“Branching dialogue trees poorly serve narrative games, says GDC panel” by Colin Campbell

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For articles and reviews from Alex, check out: www.theimpactfactor.blogspot.com
For a blog about Japan, pop culture & more from Fliss, check out:

www.flissofthenorthstar.blogspot.com

Follow Alex @alexsamocha on Twitter. twitch.tv/megalodonphd
Follow Fliss @thecfliss on Twitter. twitch.tv/flissofthenorthstar

Intro song:

Friday, March 18, 2016

The Impact Factor Ep. 46: Half Bunny, Half Blob
Podcast
Welcome to the 46th episode of The Impact Factor! The Impact Factor is what happens when two scientists, and two best friends, get together to talk about video games. Hosts Alex Samocha [biomedical scientist] and Charles Fliss [social scientist] sit down every week to discuss the week in gaming! Listen in for the news, views, and games that made the biggest impact!

Please send your suggestions and feedback to: impactfactorpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode Alex and Fliss talk about GDC, PlayStation VR, Hearthstone, Xbox cross play, The Division, The Witcher 3, No Man’s Sky, Orbital, Broforce and much more!

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For articles and reviews from Alex, check out: www.theimpactfactor.blogspot.com
For a blog about Japan, pop culture & more from Fliss, check out:

www.flissofthenorthstar.blogspot.com

Follow Alex @alexsamocha on Twitter. twitch.tv/megalodonphd
Follow Fliss @thecfliss on Twitter. twitch.tv/flissofthenorthstar

Intro song:

Friday, February 5, 2016

The Impact Factor Ep. 40: Not In A Psychopath Way
Podcast
Welcome to the 40th episode of The Impact Factor! The Impact Factor is what happens when two scientists, and two best friends, get together to talk about video games. Hosts Alex Samocha [biomedical scientist] and Charles Fliss [social scientist] sit down every week to discuss the week in gaming! Listen in for the news, views, and games that made the biggest impact!

Please send your suggestions and feedback to: impactfactorpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode Alex and Fliss talk about Lawbreakers, ESPN, PS4 & XOne sales, E3, Bethesda, DOOM, DICE, Hearthstone MEGA news, eSports, The Order: 1886, Fat Princess Adventures, and much more!

Brian Kibler's Hearthstone Standard Format Thoughts

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For articles and reviews from Alex, check out: www.theimpactfactor.blogspot.com
For a blog about Japan, pop culture & more from Fliss, check out:

www.flissofthenorthstar.blogspot.com

YouTube page: www.youtube.com/channel/UC_zpRq6h1O7d2MlMYWhNNjw

Follow Alex @alexsamocha on Twitter. twitch.tv/megalodonphd
Follow Fliss @thecfliss on Twitter. twitch.tv/flissofthenorthstar

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Saturday, October 31, 2015

TIF’s Snuggle & Scream Ep. 03: Until Dawn
Podcast

Snuggle and Scream as you listen to this podcast about horror films! In this special seasonal spin-off of The Impact Factor, Alex is joined by his co-host, fiancee and fellow (begrudging) horror movie watcher Justine to discuss some scary movies! Each episode we’ll talk about a new horror movie we’ve seen together and give our thoughts.

This week Justine and I discuss 2015’s Until Dawn.

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Intro: ‘Horror TV’ by FoolBoyMedia, freesound.org. Attribution Noncommercial License.

freesound.org/people/FoolBoyMedia/sounds/246516/